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July 19, 2008


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-NBA POWER RANKINGS MARCH 24TH-

1.BOSTON +10.1
Steel Curtain like Defense

2.DETROIT +7.1
Their rating number has come down, but still very very good

3.LAKERS +7.1
Will they ever be completely healthy?

4.UTAH +6.0
They can play with anyone

5.NEW ORLEANS +5.3
Their very tough at home. By the way will we ever see this team on TV?

6.SUNS +5.1
Seem to be finding their way.

7.ORLANDO +4.9
This is where we had the Cavs rated Last year

8.DALLAS +4.6
Now Dirk is hurt. You have to wonder if the Window is beginning to close on the Mavs.

9.SPURS +4.5 Coach Pop was Right. Their not as good as last year. Stats show that.

10.HOUSTON +4.5
The won something like 21 or 22 straight games

11.DENVER +3.7
Their rating has improved over last month. But your not going to win a championship with Iverson.

12.GOLDEN ST +2.9
It's hard to not enjoy watching them play

13.TORONTO +2.9
Probably would be underdogs against Cavs, but rating says otherwise

14.76ERS +0.6
Very tough at home, but Still unsure about road strength

15.WASHINGTON +0.2
Antawn Jamision has the best plus/minus stat of anyone on NBA this year

16.CAVS -0.3
5 pts off rating from last year. Might have ot start looking at coach and GM.

17.PORTLAND -0.6
They are an improved team this year and looking forward to getting Big Man healthy

18.INDIANA -2.1
How does Larry Bird keep his job

19.ATLANTA -2.2
Same Old Hawks if you ask me

20.SACRAMENTO -2.4
Did the trade Ron Artest yet? Get so sick and tired of Artest trade Rumors.

21BULLS -2.7
Remember when they once had Jordan, Pippen and Rodman?

22.CHARLOTTE -4.9
All that Tar heel talent, and this team can't score
23.NEW JERSEY -5.2
They shouldn't have sports teams in New Jersey, their fans don't support them. Lets be honest.

24.MEMPHIS -6.0
Ask yourself 1 question. Did you leave money on the table this yeasr by not betting against this team enough?

25.BUCKS -6.5
They occasionally upset a huge favorite. Then lose three in a row.

26.CLIPPERS -6.5
Their Owner and Bob Nutting would make a great match

27.MINNESOTA -6.5
This is what happens when you trade a Superstar

28.KNICKS -7.0
What does Isiah know about the owner?

29.MIAMI HEAT -8.4
1990 UNLV team would beat this edition of Miami Heat

30.SEATTLE -9.0
Hard to blame Seattle for not wanting to build new arena

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WEBMASTER IS BACK AND LAST SATURDAY'S RADIO SHOW HAS NOW BEEN POSTED! SIMPLY CLICK AND LISTEN TO SMARTMONIES DISCUSS SPORTS!




SMARTMONIES COOLS OFF, GIVES BOOKS TIME TO BREATHE!



A RATHER DISAPPOINTING END TO AN OTHERWISE GREAT WEEK FOR SMARTMONIES. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ITS TIME TO START ANOTHER STREAK ON MONDAY. SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT NFL PRE SEASON IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. SMARTMONIES GOES FOR THE HAT TRICK THIS YEAR AS HE ATTEMPTS TO HIT 60% WINNERS FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE NFL PRE SEASON.



GET IN THE FAST LANE GRANDMA, SMARTMONIES BINGO GAME IS ROLLIN!



THE BOOKS CAN SMELL THE URINE, CAUSE SMARTMONIES IS JUST PISSING ALL OVER THEM. HIS STREAK HIT 12-1 IN MLB FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A BIG WINNER ON THE ORIOLES. THE GAME WAS ABSOLUTELY NEVER IN DOUBT. THE HEAVILY TALENTED SMARTMONIES IS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME RIGHT NOW. JUST GIVE YOURSELF A BIG PAT ON THE BACK FOR BEING A WITNESS. ONE DAY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TELL YOUR GRAND KIDS, THAT ABSOLUTELY NOBODY DELIVERED MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



SMARTMONIES PICKS RIGHT BACK UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF. WINS PARLAY THURSDAY!



THERE JUST AIN'T NO STOPPING US NOW, MONIES IS ON THE MOVE! SMARTMONIES OPENED UP THE 2ND HALF OF MLB SEASON WIN A FANTASTIC PARLAY WINNER COMBINING THE ROCKIES STRAIGHT UP AND THE ORIOLES ON THE RUN LINE. SMARTMONIES IS NOW 11-1 IN HIS LAST 12 MLB PICKS. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.




WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS IN 2007?



WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS LAST YEAR? IF YOUR THINKING LACK OF DEFENSE AND RUNNING GAME WERE THE MAIN PROBLEMS, THEN WE ADVISE YOU TO READ SMARTMONIES BLOG ON THIS SUBJECT. YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE SURPRISED. SIMPLY CLICK ON SMARTMONIES BLOG LINK AT THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THIS HOMEPAGE.



ONLY IN NEW YORK! HAMILTON HITS 28 HOMERS IN 1ST ROUND OF DERBY!



SMARTMONIES JUST FOUND HIMSELF A NEW FAVORITE PLAYER IN MLB. HIS NAME IS JOSH HAMILTON. HAMILTON WAS OUT OF THE LEAGUE FOR THREE YEARS WITH ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS INCLUDING A DRUG ADDICTION THAT NEARLY RUINED EVERYTHING. BUT HE HAS SINCE TURNED HIS LIFE TO GOD. HE THEN HIT A HIGH IN YANKEE STADIUM MONDAY NIGHT THAT MIGHT HAVE SURPASSED ANYTHING HE ONCE HAD WITH DRUGS. WHAT A GREAT STORY. 28 HOMERS IN 1 ROUND. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE HOMERS THAN JOSH HAMILTON.



SMARTMONIES ON A 10-1 RUN IN MLB!



HE'S GOOD. HE'S REALLY GOOD. THIS IS SMARTMONIES AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME. TWO MORE WINNERS SUNDAY IN MLB PUSHES SMARTMONIES RECENT RUN TO 10-1. THE BRAVES NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO LOSE AS THEY JUMPED OUT EARLY AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. TEXAS TRIED TO GIVE THE GAME AWAY IN THE 9TH BUT HELD ON TO A 12-11 WIN. YOU REALLY HAVE TO WONDER WHAT IS GOING ON WITH PITCHING. SEEMS LIKE NO LEAD IS SAFE ANYMORE. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



WHO IN THE HELL IS RICK RHODEN?



RICK RHODEN WON ANOTHER CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT. HE OUTLASTED COWBOYS QB TONY ROMO AND FORMER PENGUIN DAN QUINN AT LAKE TAHOE. ROMO HAD A GREAT CHANCE TO WIN BUT CHOKED LATE IN THE GAME AS USUAL.BUT HIS GIRLFRIEND IS SO INCREDIBLY HOT, THAT YOU JUST CAN'T LOOK AT HIM AS A LOSER. IN OTHER NEWS, RICK RHODEN HAS WON NEARLY NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS FOR HIS CAREER AT LAKE TAHOE. PROBLEM IS THAT FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW WHO HE IS. "HE WAS ANOTHER TERRIBLE PITCHER FOR THE PIRATES," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "ALTHOUGH THEY COULD USE HIM RIGHT NOW ON THIS CURRENT PIRATES TEAM." SMARTMONIES MAKES A GREAT POINT. IF YOU AREN'T PLAYING THE PIRATES OPPONENT TO GO OVER THE TEAM TOTAL EACH GAME, SHAME ON YOU FOR 6 WEEKS.



SMARTMONIES PUTS IT ON CRUISE CONTROL, WINS AGAIN SATURDAY!



TALK ABOUT BUILDING ONE'S BANKROLL. SMARTMONIES IS NOW 8-1 FOR A PROFIT OF ABOUT 9 UNITS OVER HIS LAST 9 MLB SELCTIONS. THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF TAKING A HAMMER OVER A BOOKMAKERS HEAD. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.




MONIES DELIVERS HUGE WINNER FRIDAY NIGHT!



SMARTMONIES NAILED ONE OF HIS BIGGER PLAYS OF THE YEAR, WHEN OAKLAND DESTROYED THE ANGELS FRIDAY NIGHT. SMARTMONIES IS ON 7-1 RUN IN MLB FOR A TOTAL OF 7.5 UNITS OF PROFIT. NOBDOY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



CHECK SMARTMONIES BLOG FOR HIS 2008 NFL FUTURE SELECTIONS



CHECK SMARTMONIES BLOG FOR HIS NFL TEAMS "SEASON WINS" OVER / UNDER SELECTIONS. SIMPLY CLICK ON THE LINK TO THE BLOG ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THIS HOMEPAGE. LOOK FOR WEEK 2 OF THE ASK SMARTMONIES SEGMENT.



SMARTMONIES ON 6-0 RUN IN MLB!



SMARTMONIES PICKED UP 3 MORE WINNERS THURSDAY NIGHT. HE IS NOW 6-0 IN HIS LAST 6 MLB PICKS FOR A TOTAL OF 6 UNITS TO THE GOOD. FEEL FREE TO TUNE INTO SMARTMONIES RADIO SHOW AT WMBS590.COM SAT MORNINGS JUST AFTER THE 9'CLOCK NEWS!



ASK SMARTMONIES SEGMENT!



LAST WEEK WE STARTED A NEW SEGMENT IN SMARTMONIES BLOG CALLED "ASK SMARTMONIES." SIMPLY EMAIL YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SPORTS OR SPORTS CAPPING TO smartmonies@gmail.com. EACH FRIDAY SMARTMONIES WILL CHOOSE UP TO THREE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER IN HIS BLOG.



BILLIONAIRE ON VERGE OF BUYING STEELERS!



AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD BY NOW, THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS MAY BE CHANGING OWNERSHIP IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE ROONEY'S HAVE HIRED A FIRM TO HELP THEM EXHAUST ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS. THERE ARE REPORTS HOWEVER THAT A DEAL COULD BE DONE WITHIN 10 DAYS WITH STANLEY DRUNKENMILLER. HE HAS TIES TO PITTSBURGH AND IS A NOTED STEELER FAN. WORD IS, THAT STANLEY PAINTS HIS FACE BLACK AND GOLD EACH WEEK AFTER FLYING IN FROM NEW YORK TO WATCH A GAME. WHAT DOES SMARTMONIES THINK OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. "WELL, THINGS COULD BE WORSE," SAYS SMARTMONIES, WHO IS BY HIS OWN ADMISSION A HUGE STEELER FAN."THEY COULD SELL THEIR SHARES TO PIRATES OWNER BOB NUTTING." WOW, IMAGINE THAT FOR SECOND. WITH THE THE FIRST PICK IN THE 2010 DRAFT THE STEELERS WOULD SELECT A PUNTER!






LISTEN TO SMARTMONIES MOST RECENT SHOW!



YOU CAN LISTEN TO SMARTMONIES MOST RECENT RADIO SHOW. HE DISCUSSES WHY NASCAR ISN'T A SPORT, THE PIRATES LOSING WAYS, THE THREE STOOGES, STARKS , MAHAN, AND HARTWIG, AND PLAYS A FEW OF HIS FAVORITE SONGS!







HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SMARTMONIES!



SMARTMONIES TURNED 35 YEARS OLD TODAY. IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE. 35 YEARS OLD AND SMARTMONIES HASN'T MISSED 1 STEELER GAME SINCE HE WAS 4 YEARS OLD. "I HAVE NO LIFE," SAYS SMARTMONIES WHO OFTEN SPENDS ABOUT 100 HOURS A WEEK CRUNCHING NUMBERS. "MY GOAL GOING FORWARD IS TO GET ONE." SPEAKING OF GOALS, DOES SMARTMONIES HAVE ANY PLANS IN THE NEAR FUTURE? "I'M GOING TO WRITE A BOOK THIS SUMMER," SMARTMONIES CONTINUES. "MIGHT BE ONE BOOK, TWO BOOKS , OR MORE. "I'M RESEARCHING THE PITTSBURGH SPORTS MEDIA MEMBERS PAST ARTICLES AND PLAN TO WRITE A BOOK RANKING THEM ON THEIR ACCURACY OF THEIR PREDICTIONS, LEANS, AND OPINIONS. I MIGHT WRITE A BOOK ON SPORTS BETTING CALLED "HOW TO SPOT FIXED GAMES. I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING READ I'M GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION TO SHARE ABOUT MY VIEWS ON SPORTS THROUGH THESE PAST 35 YEARS, I'M DEFINATELY GOING TO SIT DOWN VERY SOON AND BEGIN WRITING. SMARTMONIES WILL JUST NEED TO FIND A GOOD EDITOR CAUSE HIS GRAMMER IS TERRIBLE. BUT THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE SPECTACULAR!



CHECK SMARTMONIES BLOG FOR HIS QUESTION/ANSWER MAIL BAG SEGMENT!



SMARTMONIES CHOSE 3 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER THAT WAS SENT
IN BY EMAILERS FOR HIS NEW "ASK SMARTMONIES" WEEKLY SEGMENT. SIMPLY CHECK THE SMARTMONIES BLOG FOR COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT. KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING. SMARTMONIES WILL ANSWER UP TO 3 QUESTIONS PER WEEK!



MONIES SLAPS BOOKS AROUND TUESDAY NIGHT LIKE A RAG DOLL!



ANOTHER WINNING NIGHT FOR SMARTMONIES. YOU HAVE TO LIKE THE FACT THAT INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL IS OVER. THE GIANTS CAME THRU BIG FOR SMARTMONIES AS THEY DEFEATED THE CUBS 2-1. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.




NEW! ASK SMARTMONIES WEEKLY SEGMENT!



EACH WEEK YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION TO MR SMARTMONIES. THE QUESTION MUST PERTAIN TO SPORTS OR HANDICAPPING SPORTS FOR YOUR QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED. SMARTMONIES WILL CHOOSE WHICH QUESTIONS HE WILL ANSWER IN HIS BLOG. SIMPLY SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION BEFORE FRIDAY. CHECK SMARTMONIES BLOG EVERY FRIDAY TO GET YOUR ANSWERS! SEND YOUR QUESTION TO smartmonies@gmail.com. MAKE SURE YOU TITLE YOUR EMAIL "ASK SMARTMONIES."



DODGERS WIN GAME WITHOUT GETTING A HIT!



WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW THIS HAPPEN. THE L.A. DODGERS JUST WON A GAME WITHOUT A HIT. THE ANGELS OUT HIT THE DODGERS 5-0 BUT LOST THE GAME 1-0. SMARTMONIES WAS ON THE PROPER SIDE OF THIS ONE. THIS GAME HAD TO BE FIXED.



A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO CARSON PALMER!



YOU CAN CHECK SMARTMONIES BLOG TO VIEW HIS TRIBUTE TO CARSON PALMER. IT IS DEDICTATED TO EVERY FOOTBALL FAN THAT THINKS PALMER IS BETTER THAN ROETHLISBERGER. CLICK ON HIS BLOG TO READ HIS SPECIAL TRIBUTE.



SMARTMONIES NFL WEEK 1 EARLY RELEASE!



CAN YOU BELIEVE THE WEEK 1 LINES ARE ALREADY OUT FOR THE NFL WEEK 1? FOOTBALL SEASON WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, LETS ASK SMARTMONIES WHAT GAME STANDS OUT TO HIM. "PACKERS -2.5 AT HOME AGAINST VIKINGS," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "WHEN THE STEELERS WERE A PREDOMINANT RUNNING TEAM UNDER COWHER BACK IN THE 1990'S, THEY WOULD OFTEN GET OFF TO SLOW STARTS BECAUSE THEIR PASSING GAME ALWAYS NEEDED TIME TO CATCH UP. THE VIKINGS SOOO REMIND ME OF THOSE STEELERS TEAMS. THE VIKINGS WILL WIN THEIR FAIR SHARE OF GAMES, BUT THEIR NOT GOING TO COME OUT IN GAME 1 ON THE ROAD AGAINST THAT PACKERS DEFENSE AND JUST RAM IT DOWN THEIR THROATS. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN." SMARTMONIES MAKES A GOOD POINT, BUT WHAT ABOUT BRETT FARVE NO LONGER RUNNING THE SHOW IN GREEN BAY? THE VIKINGS ALSO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD RUNNING BACK. "THAT'S EXACTLY HOW ESPN WILL COVER THE GAME," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THEIR GOING TO TALK ABOUT ADRIAN PETERSON FOR 1.5 HOURS, AND THE REST OF THE TIME THEY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE PACKERS ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE WITHOUT FAVRE. BUT I WILL DISAGREE. ROGERS WILL OPEN THE GAME UP EARLY ANDOFTEN WITH PRECISE MID RANGE PASSES DOWN THE FIELD. THE VIKINGS OFFENSE WILL BE STUCK IN NEUTRAL AS THEY ATTEMPT TO GET THEIR RUNNING GAME GOING." DOES SMARTMONIES HAVE A FINAL SCORE? "PACKERS 27-VIKINGS 7." WELL THERE YOU HAVE IT.




NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE DETROIT TIGERS TO WIN WORLD SERIES!



SMARTMONIES SAYS THAT RIGHT NOW WOULD BE TIME TO TIGERS TO WIN WORLD SERIES. YOU CAN GET +2200 ODDS IN LAS VEGAS. WHY WOULD YOU TAKE A TEAM THAT ISN'T EVEN IN THE TOP 2 IN THEIR DIVISION? "THE TIGERS WERE THE HOT PICK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON," SAYS SMARTMONIES." "BUT AFTER THEIR EARLY STRUGGLES, NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THEM NOW. BUT THAT IS THE TIME YOU PLAY THEM. THAT TIME IS RIGHT NOW!" SMARTMONIES MAKES ONE HELLUVA POINT. IN 2004 THE STEELERS WENT 15-1. EVERYONE LIKED THE STEELERS IN THE PLAYOFFS, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE PATRIOTS LOST IN WEEK 15 ON MNF TO THE LOWLY DOLPHINS. MONEY THEN WENT ON PITTSBURGH AND THE PATRIOTS WON SB. FOLLOWING SEASON THE COLTS WERE HAMMERING TEAMS, INCLUDING THE STEELERS ONCE AGAIN IN FRONT OF A NATIONAL AUDIENCE ON MNF! ONCE PLAYOFFS CAME AROUND, THE PUBLIC WAS SQUARELY ON THE COLTS. STEELERS WON SB. FOLLOWING SEASON THE COLTS RUN DEFENSE WAS WORST IN NFL BY THE TIME PLAYOFFS CAME. NO ONE WANTED ANY PART OF THE COLTS. THEY WON 4 IN A ROW AND CRUISED TO A SB WIN. IN 2006, MANY SAID THE YANKEES HAD THEIR BEST EVER LINEUP. THE TIGERS UPSET THEM IN 5 GAMES. EVERYONE LIKED THE TIGERS IN THE WORLD SERIES. BUT THE CARDS WON. IN 2005, THE PUBLIC WAS STILL HAMMERING THE SPURS. DALLAS UPSET THE SPURS IN 7 GAMES. THE MONEY WAS ALL ON DALLAS IN THE FINALS, BUT THE HEAT WON THE SERIES THANKS TO THE OFFICIALS. FOLLOWING SEASON DALLAS HAD BEST RECORD AND HOME COURT ADVANTAGE. THE PUBLIC LOVED DALLAS TO WIN IT ALL. WHAT HAPPENS? DALLAS BECOMES FIRST #1 SEED TO LOSE TO A #8 SEED IN THE PLAYOFFS. OH, AND THE FORGOTTEN TEAM, SPURS, WON THE TITLE. THE 2007 CELTICS DESTROYED TEAMS THIS YEAR. BUT AFTER LOSING A FEW GAMES TO THE HAWKS IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS, VEGAS HAD TO MAKE THE LAKERS FAVORITES IN THE SERIES DESPITE BOSTONS HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE. WHAT HAPPENS? BOSTON WINS IN 6. THAT BRINGS US TO THE 2007 TIGERS. A TEAM 5 GAMES OUT OF THE LEAD IN THEIR DIVISION. THEY GOT OFF TO SUCH A HORRIBLE START THAT NO ONE IS EVEN TALKING ABOUT THEM. BUT QUIETLY THEIR RUN DIFFERENTIAL HAS IMPROVED FROM
-1.0 TO ABOUT EVEN. AT +2200 ODDS, YOU WOULD NOW BE GETTING A TEAM EVERYONE LIKED AT ABOUT +800 AT THE START OF SEASON, BUT IRONICALLY NO ONE LIKES NOW AT +2200. VALUE.




SHAQ BLASTS KOBE IN RAP SONG!



SHAQUILLE O'NEAL DID NOT TAKE LONG TO LET KOBE BRYANT KNOW ABOUT HIS POOR PERFORMANCE IN THE FINALS. CLICK ON THE VIDEO , COURTESY OF TMZ IN THE TOP PICK DAILY SPACE ON THIS HOMEPAGE.



BLIND SQUIRREL FINDS OCCASIONAL NUT, 4-0 FRIDAY NIGHT!



WELL THE GOOD NEWS IS SMARTMONIES FINALLY GOT HIS LONG SOUGHT AFTER WIN WITH SEATTLE MARINERS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT HE KEEPS PICKING SUCH A PITFIUL TEAM. WE WILL MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AND SEE JUST HOW STUPID HE HIS. IN OTHER NEWS MONIES STUNNED THE BOOKS WITH 4 WINNERS FRIDAY NIGHT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A STRONG SATURDAY EVENING. FEEL FREE TO LISTEN TO A RECORDING OF SMARTMONIES SATURDAY MORNING RADIO SHOW.



SMARTMONIES NEEDS TO STOP PICKING SEATTLE TO WIN!



WHAT IS IT WITH THE SEATTLE MARINERS THAT HAS SMARTMONIES PICKING THEM ALL THE TIME? AFTER ALL THE NEVER WIN. "IT'S LIKE PICKING A NEEDLE OUT OF A HAYSTACK," SAYS DUMBMONIES WHO HAS LOST 3 UNITS THIS WEEK PICKING SUCH A BAD TEAM LIKE SEATTLE. "EVERY NOW AND AGAIN I GET STUCK PICKING A BAD TEAM ALL THE TIME AND APPARENTLY RIGHT NOW I HAVE A SEATTLE MARINER ADDICTION. IT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED." WELL THERE YOU HAVE IT.




TIGER WOODS IS FINISHED FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON!



TIGER WOODS HAS DECIDED TO HAVE KNEE SURGERY AND WILL NOT PLAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. WOODS PLAYED THE U.S. OPEN WITH A STRESS FRACTURE IN HIS LEG. HE WILL HAVE ACL SURGERY AND PUT THE CLUBS AWAY UNTIL NEXT SEASON.




NEVER A DOUBT! WOODS CAPTURES U.S. OPEN TITLE!



THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 50 GREAT BETS A YEAR TO MAKE AND TODAY WAS ONE OF THEM. TIGER WOODS OUTLASTED GREENSBURG LOCAL ROCCO MEDIATE TO WIN ANOTHER MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. WOODS HAD TO DRAIN A PUTT ON THE 18TH HOLE TO FORCE YET ANOTHER PLAYOFF. BUT MEDIATE STRUGGLED IN SUDDEN DEATH AND SIMPLY COULD NOT GET OUT OF HIS OWN WAY. THE MATCH WAS CLOSER THAN EXPECTED BUT THAT WAS FOR TV RATINGS. YOU KNEW WHEN THE LAST PUTT DROPPED THAT TIGER WOODS WOULD BE HOLDING THE WINNERS CHECK. AND THE SMARTMONIESCLUB HAS A LITTLE CHECK CASHING TO DO AS WELL.



GIVE ME TIGER WOODS MONDAY FOR 3 UNITS



TIGER WOODS AVOIDED ANOTHER 2ND PLACE FINISH AT A US OPEN WITH A REMARKABLE PUTT FOR BIRDIE ON THE 18TH HOLE. WOODS APPEARED TO GAIN SOME CONTROL OVER THE TOURNEY AT THE MID POINT OF ROUND 4. THIS CAME AFTER HIS EARLY STRUGGLES OUT OF THE GATE. BUT A CROOKED TEE BALL THAT FOUND AN ICE PLANT, FORCED WOODS TO TAKE A DROP AND EVENTUALLY LOSE HIS SHARE OF THE LEAD TO GREENSBURG PA LOCAL ROCCO MEDIATE. BUT TIGER WOODS WOULD EVENTUALLY COME THRU ON THE 18TH HOLE. BUT IT WOULD NOT COME EASY. BOTH HE AND LEE WESTWOOD HIT THEIR TEE SHOTS IN FAIRWAY BUNKERS. WOODS WOULD THEN HIT HIS 2ND SHOT INTO THE INTERMEDIATE ROUGH. WESTWOOD AND WOODS WOULD HIT THEIR THIRD SHOTS ONTO THE GREEN, BUT ONLY WOODS WOULD DRAIN THE PUTT FOR BIRDIE. HE FORCED AN 18 HOLE PLAYOFF WITH ROCCO MEDIATE MONDAY. WE WILL TAKE WOODS FOR 3 UNITS MONDAY. AFTER ALL, NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN TIGER WOODS.



SMARTMONIES WINS HIS INTERLEAGUE MLB GAME OF THE YEAR FRIDAY NIGHT!



YOU CAN'T STOP SMARTMONIES, YOU CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN HIM. SMARTMONIES WON HIS BIG 3 UNIT INTERLEAGUE GAME OF THE YEAR PICK WHEN THE REDS BEAT THE REDSOX BY A SCORE OF 3-1. SMARTMONIES IS NOW UP NEARLY 20 UNITS IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS, NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



IS THERE A BOOKIE LEFT IN BOSTON?



HE HAD TO LOSE SOMETIME. BALTIMORE ML AND CUBS OVER 9.5 NEVER HAD A CHANCE LAST NIGHT. HE IS RIDING THE REDS TONIGHT. "I HATE GOING AGAINST BOSTON," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "I GET BURNED MORE OFTEN THEN NOT. BUT I'LL TRY IT AGAIN TONIGHT. I'M TAKING THE REDS. BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW A BOOKMAKER COULD SURVIVE IN BOSTON." SMARTMONIES MAKES A GREAT POINT. THE PATRIOTS GO 16-0. THE REDSOX HAVE PICKED UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF AFTER WINNING SERIES LAST YEAR. THE CELTICS WON 66 GAMES AND ARE 1 GAME AWAY FROM WINNING THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP. YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHAT TENT THE BOSTON BOOKMAKER IS LIVING IN.




A SPECTACULAR NIGHT FOR SMARTMONIES, GOES 4-0, WINS 5 UNITS!



HE'S THE BEST THERE WAS. THE BEST THERE IS. HE MIGHT BE THE BEST THERE EVER WILL BE. SMARTMONIES , A CERTAIN MAGIC STILL LINGERS WITH THAT VERY NAME. MONIES WENT 4-0 IN BASEBALL TONIGHT. ALL 4 GAMES WERE BASICALLY BLOWOUTS. YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE TALENT OF ONE SMARTMONIES. BUT YOU CAN STILL SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE SHOW. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.






SMARTMONIES SERVES UP ANOTHER WINNER TUESDAY NIGHT!



TORONTO ML / LAKER ML PARLAY, HOW EASY WAS THAT? THE LAKERS DID MAKE THINGS INTERESTING UNTIL THE LATER HALF OF THE 4TH QTR. A WIN IS WIN IS A WIN HOWEVER. SMARTMONIES IS ROLLIN. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



MONIES WIN ANOTHER 2.5 UNITS SUNDAY!



SMARTMONIES HAS BEEN SPOT ON WHEN IT COMES TO THIS NBA FINALS SERIES. THE LAKERS WERE FAVORED IN BOSTON AND THAT MADE NO SENSE TO SMARTMONIES. "NONE AT ALL," SAYS SMARTMONIES WHO CALLED BOTH THE FIRST HALF AND FULL GAME IN LAST NIGHT'S ACTION. THE LAKERS ARE NOW 9.5 FAVORITES AT HOME IN GAME 3. "THESE REALLY ARE HEAD SCRATCHING LINES," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH LACK OF SUPPORT FOR A TEAM THAT WON 66 GAMES. THEY HAVE THE BEST REGULAR SEASON ENDING SCORING DIFFERENTIAL IN LAST 10 YEARS!" MONIES MAKES A GOOD POINT. ITS NOT LIKE THE LAKERS HAVE WON ANYTHING RECENTLY. "THE LAKERS LOOK LIKE A TEAM THAT DOESN'T HAVE A PLAN. THEY NEED THE HOME COOKING. BUT I WOULDN'T COUNT ON THEM WINNING ALL 3 HOME GAMES. THAT RARELY HAPPENS."



LAKERS FAVORED BY A POINT IN BOSTON?


WHY ARE THE LAKERS FAVORED TONIGHT IN BOSTON? LETS ASK SMARTMONIES. "COULD BE A COMBINATION OF PAUL PIERCE'S INJURY AS WELL AS THE FAMOUS ZIG ZAG THEORY IN THE NBA," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "PERSONALLY I FELT ALL ALONG THAT THE LOSSES TO THE ATLANTA HAWKS AND CLEV CAVS WAS JUST THE BOOKS TRYING TO GET MONEY OFF OF BOSTON SO THAT THEY COULD GO ON TO WIN THE TITLE. VERY MUCH LIKE DETROIT IN THE NHL LOSING TWICE TO NASHVILLE. BETTORS LOST A LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT WHAT THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. GIVE ME THE 66 WIN TEAM AT HOME IN THE FINALS AND I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES." THE CELTICS ARE +1 UNDERDOGS TONIGHT AT HOME.



IS THE FIX IN FOR TONIGHT'S WNBA ACTION BETWEEN CHICAGO AND ATLANTA?



COULD THE FIX BE IN FOR TONIGHT'S WNBA GAME BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS? LETS ASK SMARTMONIES IF HE HEARD ANYTHING. "I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE WNBA," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "BUT EVERYTHING I AM HEARING IS THAT CHICAGO LOOKS PRETTY DARN GOOD TONIGHT." INTERESTING. CHICAGO IS A 5 POINT FAVORITE IN ATLANTA FRIDAY NIGHT. THE TOTAL IS SET FOR 149.



SMARTMONIES IS ON FIRE, UP 10 UNITS SINCE 3RD WEEK OF MAY!



SMARTMONIES, A CERTAIN MAGIC STILL LINGERS WITH THAT VERY NAME! SPORTING A RECORD OF 17-10 AND UP 10 UNITS SINCE THE THIRD WEEK OF MAY. THE BESTPART IF THAT 90% OF THOSE PICKS HAVE BEEN POSTED RIGHT ON THIS HOME PAGE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY TO PLAY. AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN MENTIONED HIS LATEST MASTERPIECE WITH THE NHL FINALS PREDICTION AND WRITE UP. WHEN YOU HAVE THIS KIND OF TALENT, ITS HARD TO BE HUMBLE. BUT SMARTMONIES IS A VERY HUMBLE WINNER.
NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.




CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PENGUINS FOR GREAT SEASON: REDWINGS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT!



WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS FOR AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL SEASON. YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS GOOD, THIS SOON. YOU WOULD HAVE WON THE CUP IF YOU DIDN'T RUN INTO THIS GREAT RED WING TEAM. THEY SIMPLY WEREN'T READY TO PASS THE TORCH. BUT DON'T WORRY PENS FANS, YOUR TIME IS COMING. THERE WILL BE GOLD ON EVERY FINGER OF CROSBY'S, MALKIN'S, AND FLEURY'S HAND IN THE YEARS TO COME. BUT FOR NOW WE SIT BACK AND APPRECIATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF A GREAT, GREAT DETROIT RED WINGS TEAM. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO SMARTMONIES FOR GIVING US ANOTHER SPECIAL HOCKEY SEASON WITH HIS INCREDIBLE PICKS.






BEAT L.A. BEAT L.A. BEAT L.A. BEAT L.A!



THE NBA FINALS IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. THIS IS A SERIES THAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BRING BACK SO MANY MEMORIES TO MANY FANS. YOU CAN COUNT SMARTMONIES IN ON THAT. "I THINK THE VERY FIRST NBA GAME I EVER WATCHED WAS A LAKERS/CELTICS GAME ON A SUNDAY AFTER NOON BACK IN 1985," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "MY GRANDFATHER WAS A HUGE LARRY BIRD FAN AND I ROOTED FOR THE LAKERS. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLAYERS WAS KURT RAMBIS. YOU ALSO HAD TO LOVE MICHAEL COOPER HITTING THE THREE BALL. THESE TEAMS WOULD FLY UP AND DOWN THE COURT. TO THIS DAY, IT WAS THE BEST BASKETBALL I HAD EVER SEEN. THIS SERIES REALLY DOES BRING BACK THE MEMORIES." WE CAN'T PROMISE THAT THIS YEARS VERSION OF LAKERS - CELTICS WILL BE AS GOOD. BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE THE TWO BEST TEAMS IN THE FINALS. DOES SMARTMONIES HAVE A PICK? "I KNOW THE CELTICS ARE THE UNDERDOGS IN THE SERIES, BUT I WILL TAKE THE CELTICS IN 7 GAMES." SAYS SMARTMONIES. "I FELT THAT WHEN THEY WENT OUT WEST AND DOMINATED THIS SEASON, THAT WAS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF BASKETBALL PLAYED BY ANY TEAM ALL SEASON. I THINK THEY ARE GETTING CLOSE TO RECAPTURING THAT PLAY. I LIKE WHAT I SAW AGAINST THE PISTONS. BUT ITS TOUGH TO GO AGAINST KOBE BRYANT. YOU KNOW HE WILL GET HIS SHARE OF THE CALLS. BUT I THINK IN THE END, THE CELTICS WILL WIN IT. NEXT YEAR THE LAKERS WILL WIN IT ALL AND THE STORY WILL BE THE LAKERS HAVING ANDREW BYNAM." THE LAKERS ARE 2.5 UNDERDOGS FOR GAME 1 OF THE SERIES IN BOSTON. THERE WILL BY A 2-3-2 FORMAT IN THE FINALS.



A SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE BY THE YOUNG, HEAVILY TALENTED PENGUINS IN GAME 5!



GOALIE MARC ANDRE FLEURY WOULD JUST NOT ALLOW HIS TEAM TO LOSE. THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS DID THE IMPROBABLE. THEY WENT ON THE ROAD DOWN 3 GAMES TO ONE AND WON OUTRIGHT AS +240 UNDERDOG. IT TOOK THREE OVER TIMES TO PULL OUT THE WIN. THIS IS NOT WHAT A MUCH OLDER DETROIT TEAM NEEDED. THEY WILL NOW HAVE TO GO BACK TO PITTSBURGH ON SHORT REST. FLEURY STOPPED AROUND 60 SHOTS. MANY OF THESE SAVES WERE ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR. YOU JUST HAD TO BE THERE TO BELIEVE IT. NBC COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN THIS.




SMARTMONIES 2008 NFL QB RATINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED! HUGE SURPRISE AT NUMBER 8!



SMARTMONIES 2008 NFL QB RATINGS HAVE NOW BEEN POSTED ON THIS HOMEPAGE. TOM BRADY GETS THE TOP SPOT EVEN THOUGH HE CHEATS. AARON ROGERS GETS A SURPRISE RANKING AT #8. APPARENTLY MONIES HAS FALLEN OFF THE DEEP END WITH THAT ONE. WE WON'T EVEN TRY TO EXPLAIN IT. ENJOY THE READ!



MARK MADDEN GIVEN THE OL' HEAVE HO BY ESPN RADIO 1250 IN PITTSBURGH!



SPORTS TALK SHOCK JOCK MARK MADDEN WAS FIRED BY ESPN RADIO 1250 IN PITTSBURGH THIS PAST WEEK. MADDEN WOULD PROVIDE ENTERTAINING SPORTS TALK TO SOME WHILE OFFENDING OTHERS. HE DIDN'T MAKE HIS MONEY OFF OF HIS SPORTS KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER. FOR THREE HOURS A DAY, MADDEN WOULD BERATE CALLERS, HANG UP ON THEM, AND MAKE PERSONAL ATTACKS ON FAMOUS PITTSBURGH ATHLETES, MEDIA MEMBERS, CLUB OWNERS, AND MORE. HIS SHOW WOULD HAVE BEEN RATED X IF IT WERE A MOVIE. AT ONE POINT IN TIME HE USED TO BRING ON PORN STARS AND INTERVIEW THEM. MADDEN HAD A HUGE FOLLOWING. HE DID WHAT MANY FELT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. MADDEN ECLIPSED MYRON COPE'S SPORTS TALK SHOW RATINGS. THERE IS NO DENYING THAT HE HAD LISTENERS. YOU SIMPLY NEVER KNEW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO SAY NEXT. BUT HE OVER STEPPED HIS BOUNDS WHEN WE HE SAID THAT HE HOPED TED KENNEDY WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOT BEFORE HE DIES OF A BRAIN TUMOR. MADDEN'S DOWNFALL CAME WHEN HE CONSISTENTLY CHALLENGED POST GAZETTE WRITER, BOB SMIZIK ON THE AIR. SMIZIK IS A SPORTS COLUMNIST FOR THE PAPER. SMIZIK USED TO BE A GUEST OF THE MARK MADDEN SHOW. MADDEN ALWAYS SAID THAT SMIZIK WAS A GREAT WRITER. BUT WHEN SMIZIK STARTED WRITING NEGATIVES ABOUT MADDEN, THE WAR BEGAN. BUT WHEN SMIZIK PRINTED MADDEN'S COMMENTS ABOUT SENATOR KENNEDY INTHE PAPER, ESPN IN BRISTOL CONN FOUND OUT. MADDEN WAS THEN TERMINATED. ESPN IS NOW SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR MADDEN, BUT THE PICKINS IS SLIM. THEY WANT TO FIND A LOCAL GUY WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR LUCRATIVE RATINGS. ESPN SAID THEY WILL TAKE THEIR TIME TO FIND THE BEST CANDIDATE. DON'T LOOK TO HARD ESPN. THEIR IS ONLY ONE GUY THAT MIGHT BE ABLE FILL THAT POSTION. HE LIVES ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH.



LAKERS/SPURS GAME 5 TONIGHT!



SPURS IN A MUST WIN GAME TONIGHT AT THE STAPLES CENTER. WHAT DOES SMARTMONIES THINK OF THIS ONE? "THE SPURS SHOULDN'T EVEN SHOW UP FOR THIS ONE," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "LAKERS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE STATEMENT TONIGHT. I'LL TAKE THE LAKERS AND PROBABLY SIT BACK AND WATCH SOMETHING ELSE." THE LAKERS ARE 7.5 FAVORITES TONIGHT. THE TOTAL IS SET FOR 193.



REDWINGS TOMAS HOLMSTROM COULD BE LOST FOR SERIES



IF TOMAS HOLMSTROM IS UNABLE TO MAKE A GO OF IT FOR SATURDAY'S GAME AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE SERIES, THIS COULD BE HUGE FOR THE PENGUINS. HOMSTROM IS THE PLAYER WHO SITS RIGHT IN FRONT OF FLEURY AND MAKES HIS LIFE A LIVING HELL. IN FACT, HOLMSTROM IS A BIT OF A THUG. HE WAS TAKING LIBERTIES ON FLEURY ALL NIGHT LONG UNTIL PENS DEFENSEMAN HAL GILL STARTED TO BEAT ON HIM.





SMARTMONIES IS KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR IN NHL PLAYOFFS!



SMARTMONIES IS APPROACHING THE 20 UNIT MARK IN THE NHL PLAYOFFS. AND YES, HE IS SMILING LIKE A BUTCHERS DOG. MONIES PICKED UP ANOTHER 1 UNIT WINNER LAST NIGHT WITH THE PENGUINS. THIS HAS NOW PUSHED HIM TO 18.77 TOTAL UNITS GAINED FOR THE PLAYOFFS. ANOTHER WORDS, IF YOU HAD PLAYED ALL OF HIS PLAYOFF PICKS AT AN AVERAGE OF 1,000 PER UNIT, YOU WOULD BE UP ABOUT 19,000 DOLLARS. GOOD LUCK FINDING A BETTER INVESTMENT WITH YOUR FINANCIAL SERVICES GUY. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



KEYS TO TONIGHT'S GAME IN PITTSBURGH!



THE PENGUINS ARE IN MUST WIN MODE TONIGHT AND THINGS DON'T LOOK GOOD. THE REDWINGS ARE COMING TO PITTSBURGH WITH LOADS OF CONFIDENCE AND THEIR LOOKING FOR A SWEEP. THE PENGUINS ON THE OTHER HAND ARE JUST LOOKING FOR A GOAL. THERE IS ONE GOOD THING THE PENS HAVE IN THEIR FAVOR TONIGHT. THEY HAVE A 16 GAME (3 MONTH) HOME WINNING STREAK . WHAT IS SMARTMONIES SAYING ABOUT TONIGHT'S GAME? " I THOUGHT DALLAS WOULD WIN GAME 3 AT HOME AGAINST THE RED WINGS, SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THEY LOST 5-2. BUT LOOKING BACK ON IT, DALLAS WAS NEVER A GOOD HOME TEAM. THE PENGUINS ARE. YOU KNOW THE EFFORT WILL BE THERE FROM THE BEGINNING. A PERFECT SCENARIO WOULD BE FOR THEM TO GET THE BENEFIT OF THE CALLS EARLY. CAPITALIZE ON THE POWER PLAY. JUMP OUT TO A LEAD AND NOT LOOK BACK. I WORRY ABOUT A GREAT EFFORT BY THE PENS, LEADING TO OVERTIME, AND A LOSS. BUT HOWEVER I'M HOPING THE ICE PLAYS A FACTOR. THE MELLON ARENA'S ICE GOES TO HELL IN THE 2ND PERIOD. THAT CAN'T HELP A PUCK POSSESSION TEAM LIKE DETROIT."




RED WINGS LIVING UP TO HYPE THAT MONIES GAVE THEM!



THE RED WINGS MIGHT JUST BE ONE OF THE GREAT TEAMS OF ALL TIME. THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS SURE HAVE FOUND THAT OUT. THEY HAVE YET TO GET THEMSELVES A GOAL. ITS BEEN 2 GAMES FOR THIS PROLIFIC OFFENSE. YET NO GOALS. "TO HELL WITH GOALS," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THEY WOULD TAKE SHOTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME."
TRUE ENOUGH. THE PENGUINS DIDN'T REGISTER A SHOT ON GOAL DURING 5 ON 5 PLAY UNTIL MIDDLE OF 2ND PERIOD. IT APPEARS THAT COACH THERRION HAS DECIDED TO TAKE A PAGE OUT OF SMARTMONIES COACHES HANDBOOK FOR THE PLAYOFFS. RULE 2 CALLS FOR A COACH TO CRITICIZE THE OFFICIALS AFTER TWO CONSECUTIVE LOSSES IN THE PLAYOFFS. THERRION RIPPED THE OFFICIATING IN THE POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING GAME 2. THE PENGUINS ARE -135 FAVORITES IN PITTSBURGH FOR WEDENSDAY NIGHTS GAME. THE PENGUINS HAVE FAILED TO SCORE A GOAL IN 2 GAMES. THE TOTAL IS SET FOR 5 GOALS.





SMARTMONIES CALLS A PERFECT GAME!



SMARTMONIES, A CERTAIN MAGIC STILL LINGERS WITH THAT VERY NAME. SMARTMONIES HAS NOW REACHED A PLAYOFF HIGH, WITH OVER 18 UNITS GAINED IN THE NHL PLAYOFFS. CHECK THE BLOG OR LISTEN TO THE RE RUN OF HIS LATEST RADIO SHOW. HE WAS PRETTY MUCH SPOT ON FOR GAME 1 IN DETROIT. SHOTS ON GOAL DIFFERENTIAL, FACE OFFS, SHORT HANDED GOALS, THOMAS HOLMSTROM IN FRONT OF THE NET, PENS WILL FIND WINGS TO BE A SHOCK TO SYSTEM, FLEURY BAD GAME, MALKIN MIS HANDLING PUCK , YOU NAME IT!!! HE CALLED IT. BUT THIS IS OLD HAT AROUND THESE PARTS. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.




REDWINGS VS PENGUINS SERIES PREDICTION!



FEEL FREE TO CHECK THE SMARTMONIESCLUB BLOG FOR HIS WRITE UP AND PREDICTION! TO GET TO THE BLOG, SIMPLY CLICK ON THE BLOG LINK AT THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THIS HOMEPAGE!



STERNS LEAGUE COULD BE IN TROUBLE!



REMEMBER THAT REF THAT GOT IN TROUBLE OVER THAT GAMBLING THING? WELL HIS SENTENCING IS COMING UP. HE COULD SEE UP TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON. BUT WHILE THAT MIGHT SEEM A GOOD THING FOR THE NBA, ITS PROVING TO BE A THORN IN DAVID STERN'S BACKSIDE. FORMER NBA OFFICIAL AND NOW CONVICTED CRIMINAL TIM DONAGHY IS TALKING. IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE HIMSELF YEARS BEHIND THE SLAMMER, HE HAS BEGUN TO COOPERATE WITH THE FBI. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT DONAGHY HAS LET IT BE KNOWN THAT OTHER NBA REFS AND COACHES AS WELL, HAVE HAD THEIR HAND IN THE GAMBLING COOKIE JAR. STERN OF COURSE HAS BEEN FRONT AND CENTER WITH HIS LITTLE SMIRK ON HIS FACE, TELLING EVERYONE THAT THE REF IS A CONVICT AND HE'S LYING ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT THE NBA IS A COMPLETE JOKE. THE OFFICIATING IS THE WORST OF ANY SPORT. STERN HAS SUPER CONTROL OVER ANYTHING THAT IS SAID. HE CAN FINE OWNERS AND PLAYERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE THEM SHUT UP. HE DOESN'T CARE THAT DONAGHY COULD GO TO JAIL FOR 25 YEARS AND NEVER SPEND ANOTHER DAY WITH ANY OF HIS 4 KIDS. OVER WHAT? PASSING ALONG SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CROOKED REFS TO SOME SPORTS BETTORS? HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE LEAGUE. NO QUESTION. BUT TO RUIN THIS MAN'S LIFE BECAUSE YOUR TRYING TO PROTECT WHATEVER SMALL AMOUNT OF INTEGRITY THE NBA HAS LEFT DUETO YOUR OWN FAILURE? I SURE HOPE DONAGHY CONTINUES TO TALK. I HOPE THIS ALL BLOWS UP IN STERNS FACE. AFTER ALL, HE RUNS THE MOST CONTRIVED LEAGUE IN PRO SPORTS. IN OTHER NEWS, DON'T FORGET TO CHECK THESMARTMONIESBLOG. HE GIVES YOU THE FULL STORY BEHIND SPYGATE!



PENGUINS HAMMER FLYERS, WAIT FOR FINALS!



THE 2008 PENGUINS IS THE START OF A DYNASTY. UNLIKE THE 2001 PATRIOTS, THIS TEAM IS LOADED WITH TALENT. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO CHEAT TO WIN. IT IS AN AMAZING TIME TO BE A PITTSBURGH SPORTS FAN. YOU HAVE ONE OF THE GREAT YOUNG QB'S TO COME ALONG IN QUITE SOME TIME. HE BREAKS ALL KINDS OF RECORDS EN ROUTE TO BECOMING THE YOUNGEST QB TO EVER WIN A SUPERBOWL. YOU ALSO NOW HAVE THE PENGUINS, A YOUNG JUGGERNAUT OF A TEAM. SIDNEY CROSBY, A FOLK HERO FROM THE TIME HE WAS 13 IN CANADA, NOW ONLY 20 YEARS OLD. HE HAS LED HIS TEAM TO THE BRINK OF A STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP. BUT HE IS ALSO SURROUNDED WITH GREAT YOUNG TALENT. IF CROSBY ISN'T THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD, GINO MALKIN IS. THE TALENTED YOUNG RUSSIAN SIMPLY TOOK THE LEAGUE BY STORM THIS SEASON WHEN THE PENGUINS WERE NEARLY LEFT FOR DEAD WHEN THEY LOST CROSBY, FLUERY AND GARY ROBERTS IN THE REGULAR SEASON. MALKIN SIMPLY DOMINATED THE LEAGUE. THE PENS WENT SOMETHING LIKE 13-4 WITHOUT CROSBY. WHEN GOALIE MARC-ANDRE FLEURY CAME BACK FROM INJURY, HE WAS BETTER THAN EVER. FLEURY WAS CONSIDERED THE BEST GOALIE TO HAVE COME OUT OF THE DRAFT IN LAST 10 YEARS WHEN HE WAS TAKEN BY THE PENS A FEW YEARS AGO. HIS RIDE HAS NOT BEEN SMOOTH. BUT THE TURNING POINT CAME NEAR THE END OF THE SEASON WHEN HE HAD TO DUEL MARTIN BRODEUR 2 GAMES IN A ROW FOR THE DIVISION TITLE. HE WON THE FIRST GAME AT HOME. TWO DAYS LATER HE SHUT OUT THE DEVILS IN NEW JERSEY. THIS WAS A GAME BROUDEUR NORMALLY WINS. BUT IT WAS FLEURY'S TIME. HE HAS GONE ON TO HAVE THE 2ND BEST SAVE PERCENTAGE IN THE PLAYOFFS. YOUNG CENTERMAN JORDAN STAAL, ONLY 18 YEARS OLD HAS ALSO STEPPED UP IN THE PLAYOFFS. HE HAS IMPROVED HIS FACE OFF PERCENTAGE AND NEARLY WILLED THE PENGUINS BACK HIMESELF IN GAME 4 AGAINST THE FLYERS. WERE TALKING ABOUT KIDS HERE FOLKS. SOME ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO EVEN HAVE A DRINK. BUT IN A COUPLE WEEKS, THEY JUST MIGHT BE DRINKING OUT OF LORD STANLEY'S CUP.




SERIES COMPLETE, PENGUINS GUARANTEED TO WIN TODAY!



SMARTMONIES SAYS THE PENGUINS ARE A STONE COLD LOCK FOR TODAY'S GAME AT HOME AGAINST THE FLYERS. "YOU SHOULD TAKE ALL OF YOUR PLAYS TODAY AND PARLAY THEM WITH THE PENGUINS," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THE LOSS BY DETROIT YESTERDAY PRACTICALLY GUARANTEED A PENGUINS WIN. THE BOOKS JUST NEEDED TO BREAK UP THE PENS/WINGS PARLAYS. THEY DID THAT WHEN TURCO STOLE GAME 5. THE PENGUINS ARE GOING TO WIN TODAY AND THIS GAME COULD GET UGLY. I FEEL BAD THAT FLYERS FANS HAVE TO WITNESS THE DESTRUCTION OF THEIR TEAM. " THE PENGUINS ARE -250 FAVORITES AT HOME TODAY. WE EXPECT THEM TO ADVANCE TO THE STANLEY CUP FINALS.



DO WE HAVE A FIXED GAME TODAY?



IS THE REDS/INDIANS GAME FIXED TODAY? LETS ASK SMARTMONIES TOO SEE IF HE HAS HEARD ANYTHING. "EVERYTHING I AM HEARING IS THAT THE FIX IS INDEED IN," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "YOU EITHER TAKE THE REDS OR NOTHING AT ALL." THE REDS ARE SMALL HOME FAVORITES TODAY AT HOME. SMARTMONIES IS 13-2 IN HIS LAST 15 FIXED INFORMATION GAMES.




REFS MAKE STATEMENT IN UTAH, LAKERS WIN IT ALL



YOU HAVE TO WONDER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THAT JUST ONE NBA REF HAS FOUND HIMSELF GOING TO JAIL. THE PICTURE BECAME CLEAR AS CRYSTAL TONIGHT IN UTAH. MEMO TO THE LEAGUE: YOU DON'T JUST HAVE TO BEAT THE LAKERS,YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO BEAT DAVID STERNS CROOKS WEARING STRIPED SHIRTS. DAVID STERN IS AT IT AGAIN. HE WANTS A KOBE/JAMES OR LAKER/CELTICS MATCHUP SO BAD HE CAN TASTE IT. STERN, IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREAT CROOKS THAT EVER RAN A SPORTS LEAGUE. THE OFFICIATING WAS SO POOR IN THE UTAH/LAKERS SERIES, ITS NOT EVEN WORTH WATCHING.



SMARTMONIES TAKES STEP BACK, PURSUES OTHER OPPORTUNITES!



SMARTMONIES IS PURSUING SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WHICH MEANS HIS WEBSITE WILL SLOWLY BE UNDERGOING SOME CHANGES. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE SMARTMONIES TOP PICK EACH DAY BY SIMPLY VIEWING HIS TOP PICK DAILY ON THE HOMEPAGE. THE OTHER NEWS IS THAT SMARTMONIES PLANS TO DO MORE WRITING ON THE SITE , PERHAPS IN HIS BLOG. "I'M SIMPLY GETTING A BIT BURNT OUT FROM HAMMERING PICKS DAY AFTER DAY," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THIS PAST WINTER I TOOK DOWN THE PURCHASE PACKAGE PAGE BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T WANT ANY NEW CLIENTS. MY GOAL FROM THE BEGINNING WAS TO PROVE I COULD BEAT THE BOOKS. I THINK I HAVE DONE THAT. THE NBA IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. YOU CAN'T STRING TOGETHER 2 GOOD YEARS IN THE NBA. BUT MLB, NHL AND THE NFL FOR THE MOST PART ARE ALL BEATABLE." SMARTMONIES EXPLODED FOR A NET PROFIT OF ABOUT 80+ UNITS IN THE NHL LAST SEASONS. HE FINISHED UP +60 UNITS IN MLB LAST YEAR. THAT'S NEARLY 140 UNIITS OF GAIN IN JUST TWO SPORTS ALONE. "I JUST HATE BOOKIES," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THEY DESTROY THE LIVES OF GOOD ORDINARY PEOPLE EVERYDAY." BY THE TIME THE ALL STAR BREAK ARRIVED LAST SEASON, ONE OF SMARTMONIES CLIENTS SAID THAT HIS BOOKMAKER REFUSED TO TAKE ANY MORE ACTION FROM HIM. "I CAN DO A BETTER JOB AT ELIMINATING THE BOOKIE THAN WHAT THE FEDS CAN DO," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "BUT I WANT TO START WRITING MORE ON THE SITE. PERHAPS IN THE BLOG. I WANT THIS SITE TO BE A PLACE SPORTS FANS CAN COME TOO. NOT JUST THE BETTING PUBLIC."




NOTRE DAME SHOULD ASK FOR A REFUND!



A NEW ENGLAND PLAYER WOULD MEMORIZE THE OPPOSING TEAMS SIGNALS AND THEN LOOK FOR THEM DURING THE GAME. ONCE HE PICKED UP THE SIGNALS, HE WOULD QUICKLY RELAY WHAT HE SAW TO FORMER OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR CHARLIE WEISS. AT WHICH POINT WEISS WOULD WARN TOM BRADY. BRADY OF COURSE IS KNOWN TO BE A SPEED READER WHEN IT COMES TO FIGURING OUT THE DEFENSE. OF COURSE NOW WE KNOW WHY. NOTRE DAME SHOULD ASK FOR A REFUND ON THEIR MONEY THEY GAVE WEISS. AFTER ALL, THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD HIRED AN OFFENSIVE GENIUS. WALSH SAID THAT HE WAS TO TURN OVER THE TAPES TO BILL BELICHICKS CLOSE FRIEND AND SECRET ASSISITANT ERNIE ADAMS. ADAMS IS KNOWN FOR HIS NEAR PHOTO GRAPHIC MEMORY.
WALSH SAID THAT AN OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT WITH THE PATRIOTS ONCE TOLD HIM THAT WITH THE HELP OF THOSE TAPINGS, THEY WERE ABLE TO ANTICIPATE UP TO 75% OF THE OPPONENTS PLAYS.
WALSH ALSO SAID WHILE HE DID NOT TAPE THE RAMS WALKTHROUGH, HE WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN INSIDE INFORMATION BY WATCHING THE PRACTICE AND THEN PASSING THAT INFORMATION OVER TO PATRIOT COACHES. THIS IS HOW THE PATRIOTS WERE ABLE TO TAKE FAR LESS TALENT AND BEAT TEAMS SUCH AS COLTS, RAMS & STEELERS EN ROUTE TO A BUNCH OF BOGUS SUPERBOWLS. ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE AN OPPONENTS PLAYS IS HOW BELICHICK BECAME KNOWN AS A GENIUS. KNOWING WHAT BLITZ IS COMING EXPLAINS WHY BRADY WAS ABLE TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS BY THROWING SCREEN PASSES. BRADY IS ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT DINK AND DUNK PASSERS OF OUR GENERATION. ITS A GOOD THING BELICHICK WENT OUT AND GOT HIM ALL THE WEAPONS INCLUDING ON THE GREATEST WR'S OF ALL TIME IN RANDY MOSS. BELICHICK MUST HAVE KNOWN THE PARTY WAS ABOUT OVER AND HIS 6TH ROUND PICK QB WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS WITHOUT HAVING THE ABILITY TO CHEAT. BRADY IS A FRAUD. BELICHICK IS A FRAUD. CRAFT IS A FRAUD. THE NFL IS STARTING TO LOOK MORE AND MORE LIKE A FRAUD.




REDWINGS VS PENGUINS: THE DREAM MATCHUP!



THE NHL AND NBC MAY FINALLY GET SOMETHING THEY HAVE LONG WAITED FOR. THE REDWINGS, RESIDENT LONGTIME DYNASTY TEAM WITH PERHAPS THEIR VERY BEST TEAM EVER. THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING WRONG. THEY MAKE YOU PLAY A GAME, TEAMS SIMPLY DON'T WANT TO PLAY. THEIR OPPONENT, CAN PLAY ANY GAME YOU WANT. A YOUNG JUGGERNAUT IN THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS. THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS GOOD, THIS SOON.
BUT HERE THEY ARE, 1 GAME FROM SWEEPING THE FLYERS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS AND ADVANCING TO THE FINALS. HOW GOOD ARE THESE TWO TEAMS? WELL CONSIDER THAT BOTH PHILLY AND DALLAS NEEDED TO WIN GAME 3 AT HOME TO KEEP REALISTIC PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE. BOTH TEAMS LOST BY 3 GOALS. THAT'S SOME SICK STUFF FOLKS. THIS SATURDAY, SMARTMONIES WILL BEGIN TO BREAK THIS SERIES DOWN UNLIKE ANY OTHER PUBLICATION, NEWSPAPER, OR RADIO SHOW. ITS A MUST LISTEN FOR SPORTS FANS. THIS MATCHUP IS ONE FOR THE AGES.





MEMO TO NHL, PLEASE KILL THE VERSUS CHANNEL ASAP!



THE NHL HAS NO ONE TO BLAME BUT THEMSELVES FOR THE MARKETING OF THE LEAGUE. ESPN MAY HAVE LOW BALLED THE NHL WHEN THEY MADE THEIR LAST CONTRACT OFFER A COUPLE YEARS AGO, BUT THE LEAGUE SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED. THIS WOULD HAVE KEPT THEM IN THE PUBLIC EYE. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN PENNSYLVANIA WHO CANNOT EVEN WATCH THE EASTERN CONF FINALS BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET THE HARD TO FIND VERSUS CHANNEL. BUT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY REASON THIS CHANNEL SHOULD BE JUNKED. THE COVERAGE IS TERRIBLE. THE PLAY BY PLAY ANNOUNCER WHO WORKED THE PENS/ FLYERS GAME LITERALLY TALKED IN A MONO-TONE THE ENTIRE GAME. HE ALSO FOUND FAULT WITH EVERY CALL MADE THAT WAS POSITIVE FOR THE HOME TEAM. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MARKET A LEAGUE WHEN YOUR ANNOUNCERS ARE FOR ONE, BORING, AND TWO , OVERLY CRITICAL OF THE REFS TREATMENT OF THE STAR PLAYER. THERE IS A SEGMENT OF THE LONGTIME NHL FAN WHO RATHER SEE BLOOD, GUTS, AND 1-0 GAMES, THAN SEE GREAT ATHLETES SHOWING OFF THEIR SKATING, PASSING, AND SHOOTING SKILLS. THE NHL HAS TO WEED OUT THESE TYPES OR THE SPORT WILL NEVER BE TAKEN SERIOUS BY THE AVERAGE SPORTS FAN. AND OF COURSE THE NHL MUST GET RID OF THE VERSUS NETWORK EVEN IF GARY BETTMAN HAS TO KISS THE ASS OF THE WORLD WIDE LEADER.



SPURS, PENS , JAZZ ALL PROTECT HOME ADVANTAGE SUNDAY!



SMARTMONIES WAS A LITTLE OFF ON HIS SPURS TREND, WASN'T HE? BUT HERE IS A TREND YOU CAN COUNT ON. IF AN NBA TEAM



SMARTMONIES DESTROYS BOOKS FRIDAY, GOES 8-1!



COMING OFF A NIGHT IN WHICH SMARTMONIES CORRECTLY PICKED A ROUND ROBIN PARLAY THAT PAID OUT OVER 6 UNITS, HE DID EVEN BETTER ON FRIDAY. MONIES WENT 8-1 FRIDAY NIGHT, PICKING UP 8 FULL UNITS. SMARTMONIESCLUB IS UP OVER 15 UNITS IN THE NHL PLAYOFFS. MONIES PICKED UP A WINNER WITH THE UTAH JAZZ. CLEARLY THAT GAME HAD TO BE FIXED WHEN UTAH FORWARD CARLOS BOOZER, A 76% PERCENT FREE THROW SHOOTER, MISSED BOTH FREE THROWS AT THE END OF GAME. THIS GAVE UTAH JUST A 5 PT WIN. THE CLOSING LINE WAS INDEED 5. SMARTMONIESCLUB PLAYED EARLY AT 4.5 AND GOT THE WIN. THE PENGUINS BLEW APART THE FLYERS TONIGHT IN PITTSBURGH. WE EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE.



FLYERS TOP DEFENDER OUT FOR SERIES!



THE FLYERS TAKE ON THE PENGUINS TONIGHT AT THE MELLON ARENA. THEY WILL BE WITHOUT THEIR TOP DEFENDER. TIMONEN WAS LOST DUE TO A BLOOD CLOT. HE WAS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR SHUTTING DOWN MONTREAL'S STAR PLAYERS. WE POSTED ON THIS SITE EARLIER THAT THE FLYERS SHOULDN'T EVEN SHOW UP TO PLAY THIS SERIES AS THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE CHANCE TO WIN IT. IT APPEARS SOME PLAYERS HAVE TAKEN US UP ON THAT IDEA.
FLYERS ARE A HEAVY UNDERDOG IN GAME 1 TONIGHT. THE TOTAL IS SET FOR 5.5 GOALS.




KING JAMES RULES, STORY OF GAME 1 IN BOSTON!



REMEMBER THE JORDAN RULES? IT APPEARS THAT DOC RIVERS COOKED UP SOMETHING SIMILIAR FOR LEBRON JAMES THIS SERIES.
JAMES STRUGGLED MIGHTILY IN GAME 1 TONIGHT IN BOSTON WITH ONLY 12 POINTS. JAMES ONLY MADE 2 FIELD GOALS ALL NIGHT. HE WAS OFTEN FORCED TO SETTLE FOR JUMPERS. OUT OF HIS 18 SHOTS , 13 OF THEM WERE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE KEY. 6 OF THOSE SHOTS WAS TAKEN FROM THREE POINT LAND. CLEARLY THE CELTICS ARE GOING TO MAKE JAMES BEAT THEM WITH HIS JUMPER. THAT BEING SAID THE CELTICS DID NOT LOOK GOOD. CLEARY THE BOOKS SET A BAD LINE WHEN THEY OPENED THE CELITCS AS 10 POINT FAVORITES. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE NEXT LINE. SURE, THE CELITICS ARE BOUND TO SHOOT BETTER, BUT SO IS JAMES. SO FAR IN THESE PLAYOFFS, THE CELTICS HAVE NOT LOOKED LIKE THE 66 WIN TEAM WE SAW THIS SEASON.




WITH TODAYS WIN, PENGUINS ADVANCE TO FINALS AND PLAY FOR CUP!



THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS WILL NOW ADVANCE TO THE STANLEY CUP FINALS. THERE IS A LITTLE MATTER OF HANDLING THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS TO BE DONE FIRST, BUT ACCORDING TO SMARTMONIES THAT SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. "PITTSBURGH SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PLAY THIS SERIES," SAYS SMARTMONIES.
"PHILADELPHIA CANNOT BEAT THE PENGUINS. THEY TAKE TOO MANY PENALTIES AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO THE PENGUINS AND RISK HAVING TO DEAL WITH THEIR POWER PLAY ALL SERIES LONG. IF THIS SERIES GOES MORE THAN 5 GAMES, I WOULD BE SHOCKED."
THE PENS ELIMINATED THE RANGERS IN 5 GAMES.




REDWINGS MIGHT BE BEST TEAM EVER, AT LEAST STATISTICALLY!



LISTEN TO A REPLAY OF SMARTMONIES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING RADIO SHOW! SMARTMONIES DISCUSSES THE NHL PLAYOFFS, NBA PLAYOFFS AND HOW SPORTS ARE FIXED. HE ALSO COVERS THE STEELER DRAFT! SMARTMONIES CAN TALK ANY SPORT. YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE REPLAY RIGHT NOW ON THIS SITE!



PENGUINS JUST HAVE TOO MUCH TALENT FOR NEW YORK RANGERS



SMARTMONIES WAS ULTRA NERVOUS ABOUT THE PENGUINS / RANGERS SERIES. A NOTED PITTSBURGH SPORTS FAN, (PIRATES NOTWITHSTANDING) AND PERHAPS THE MOST DOMINANT SPORTS CAPPER IN THE COUNTRY, SMARTMONIES KNOWS THAT THERE ARE KEY HISTORICAL TYPE STATS THAT GIVE THE EDGE TO THE RANGERS. BUT SMARTMONIES ALSO KNOWS TALENT WHEN HE SEE'S IT. "THE PENGUINS ARE THE NEXT DYNASTY IN PRO SPORTS," SAYS SMARTMONIES. " I HAVE SAID THIS FOR OVER A YEAR. SUPERSTARS LIKE CROSBY AND MALKIN AREN'T GOING TO LOSE TO A NEW YORK TEAM. NOT IN A 7 GAME SERIES." THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS BEGAN PUBLISHING ARTICLES THIS PAST WEEK WHERE THEY DEPICTED CROSBY AS A WHINY HOCKEY PLAYER WHO BENEFITS FROM THE CALLS. BUT SMARTMONIES WILL TELL YOU, THE BEST PLAYERS SHOULD ALWAYS GET THE BENEFIT OF THE CALLS. "NEW YORK SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "LOOK WHAT JORDAN DID TO THEIR KNICKS TEAMS OVER THE YEARS. CROSBY AND MALKIN ARE GOING TO DO THE SAME. THEY JUST NEED TO GET USED TO IT." HOW GOOD ARE THESE PENGUINS? "THIS IS 1974 ALL OVER AGAIN," SAYS SMARTMONIES WHO REFERENCES THE STEELERS RUN IN THE 1970'S. "THIS IS A BUDDING DYNASTY WHO WILL BE GOOD FOR THE SPORT. JUST ENJOY IT. EVEN IF THEIR BEATING THE HELL OUT OF YOUR TEAM." SMARTMONIES CURRENTLY
HAS A RECORD OF 24-11 (INCLUDING PARLAYS) IN THE PLAYOFFS. THE CLUB IS UP 17 UNITS ON HIS PICKS. ANOTHER WORDS, A 1,000.00 BETTOR IS UP 17,000 DOLLARS. WE MAY BE LOOKING AT ONE OF THE GREAT SPORTS PICKS RUNS OF ALL TIME. AFTER ALL, THE HEAVILY TALENTED SMARTMONIES IS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME RIGHT NOW. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.




CAVS IN TROUBLE TONIGHT IN D.C.?



CAVS ARE UP 2-0 AND THREATENING TO MAKE THIS A SHORT SERIES. BUT SMARTMONIES SAYS NOT SO FAST. "THESE TEAMS ARE IN FOR A LONG SERIES" SAYS SMARTMONIES."THIS ISN'T THE SAME CAVS TEAM THAT HAD A +5 SCORING DIFFERENTIAL LAST YEAR. THEY WERE EVEN ON THE SEASON. THAT'S 5 POINTS WORSE. LEBRON WON'T GET THE CALLS TONIGHT IN D.C. WE MIGHT HAVE OURSELVES A BLOWOUT. YOU EITHER TAKE THE WIZARDS OR YOU TAKE NOTHING AT ALL IN MY OPINION." THE WIZARDS ARE 5 POINT HOME FAVORITES. THEY ARE DOWN 2-0 IN THIS SERIES.




SMARTMONIES FINISHED UP 1ST ROUND OF NHL PLAYOFFS UP 15 UNITS!



SMARTMONIES TOOK A LOSS ON THE CAPITALS TUESDAY NIGHT. BUT EVEN WITH THAT LOSS, HE STILL FINISHED UP A REMARKABLE 15 UNITS FOR THE 1ST ROUND OF THE NHL PLAYOFFS. 14.86 TO BE EXACT. CONSIDERING THAT MOST OF THESE PLAYS AVERAGE LESS THAN 1.5 UNITS, IT JUST MAKES THE 15 UNITS GAINED LOOK THAT MUCH STRONGER. ITS FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE GREAT RUNS WE HAVE SEEN IN QUITE SOME TIME. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.





SMARTMONIES UP 16 UNITS IN NHL PLAYOFFS!



ONE THOUSAND PER UNIT AND YOU WOULD BE UP $16,330 BUCKS SO FAR IN 1ST ROUND OF THE NHL PLAYOFFS WITH THE USE OF SMARTMONIES PICKS. MONIES ALSO WON HIS OPENING PICK IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS WITH THE CELITCS. HE ALSO WON HIS TOP PLAY IN MLB SUNDAY. WHEN YOU FIND A MORE EXPLOSIVE CAPPER THEN SMARTMONIES, PLEASE LET US KNOW. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



MONIES SAYS 95 BULLS EDGE 71 LAKERS IN CLOSING MINUTES OF 7TH GAME!



CLICK ON SMARTMONIES RE PLAY OF HIS SATURDAY RADIO PROGRAM TO GET HIS TOP TEN LIST FOR GREATEST NBA TEAMS OF ALL TIME! HE ALSO TALKS ABOUT COACHES AND THEIR CRITICAL USE OF THE MEDIA AS A WAY TO SEND MESSAGES THROUGHOUT THE PLAYOFFS. HE ALSO GIVES HIS MATCHUP KEYS TO A 1995 BULLS & 1971 LAKERS MATCHUP!



SMARTMONIESCLUB ROLLIN!



SMARTMONIES WENT 3-1 ON HIS EARLY PICKS TONIGHT. ANOTHER WINNER IN THE NHL PLAYOFFS WITH DALLAS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS COVERED THE +1.5 LINE FOR THE CLUB. ONLY A RANGERS COVER ON THE PUCK LINE WILL BE NEEDED TOMORROW NIGHT FOR YET ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PARLAY. MONIES ALSO WON HIS BALTIMORE ORIOLES PICK WHEN THEY SCORED 2 RUNS IN THE 9TH TO TIE. THEY EVENTUALLY WON THE GAME IN EXTRA INNINGS. ONLY AN OAKLAND WIN IS NEEDED FOR A 4-1 EVENING. YOU CAN'T STOP SMARTMONIES, YOU CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN HIM.



SMARTMONIES STRIKES GOLD WEDNESDAY NIGHT! WINS 6 UNITS IN NHL!



THE SPORTSBOOKS CAN SMELL THE URINE, CAUSE SMARTMONIES JUST PISSED ALL OVER THEM WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HE NAILED HIS 3 UNIT BEST BET WITH THE RANGERS. BUT THAT IS NOT ALL. HE ALSO WON 2 PARLAY PICKS THAT WERE TIED WITH THE PENGUINS. HIS NASHVILLE PICK IS EVEN LOOKING GOOD EARLY AS THEY ARE UP 2-0.
RIGHT NOW IN THIS NHL PLAYOFFS, YOU ARE SEEING SMARTMONIES AT THE VERY TOP OF HIS GAME. THE GOOD NEWS IS, THAT MONIES IS JUST GETTIN STARTED. NOW LETS SAY THIS ALL AT ONE TIME. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



COULD THINGS GET UGLY TONIGHT AT THE GARDEN?



SMARTMONIES HAS GUT FEELING THAT THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS ARE IN FOR A BEATING TONIGHT AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. "COMING INTO THIS SERIES I FELT THE RANGERS WERE THE MUCH STRONGER TEAM," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THEY FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A +6.O SHOTS ON GOAL DIFFERENTIAL. THE DEVILS ARE NOT THE SAME. WHEN THEY WERE WINNING CUPS, THEY WON WITH +7.O TYPE SOG DIFFERENTIAL AVERAGES. THEY WERE BASCIALLY EVEN ON THE YEAR. THEIR ALLOWING AT LEAST 6 OR 7 MORE SHOTS THEN THEY DID EARLIER THIS DECADE. BRODEUR HAS THE 3RD WORST SAVE PERCENTAGE IN THE PLAYOFFS SO FAR. I THINK THE DEVILS ARE FRAUDS AND THEY JUST MIGHT GET EXPOSED TONIGHT IN NEW YORK." THE RANGERS ARE A SOLID -145 FAVORITE AT HOME WEDNEDSDAY.



SMARTMONIES DESTROYS BOOKS SUNDAY, GOES 6-2!



SMARTMONIES PICKED UP 6 WINNERS IN ALL 3 SPORTS TODAY, INCLUDING THE MLB ,NBA AND NHL. ALL TOGETHER THE CLUB PICKED UP NEARLY 3 UNITS WITH A PARLAY PENDING. IF YOU WERE A FIGHTER, YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE THE BEST CORNER MAN AVAILABLE. AS A BETTOR, YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THE ODDSMAKERS.
IMAGINE HAVING SMARTMONIES IN YOUR CORNER! NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



SMARTMONIES, A CERTAIN MAGIC STILL LINGERS WITH THAT VERY NAME!



MONTREAL THROUGHLY DOMINATED BOSTON THIS YEAR, AND THAT INCLUDES GAME 1 OF THE OPENING SERIES. SO WHAT DOES SMARTMONIES DO? HE COMES BACK WITH BOSTON +1.5 IN PART OF HIS PARLAY PICK WITH DETROIT. RESULT WAS HIS 11TH WINNER IN THE NHL PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR. SMARTMONIES HAS 11 WINS AND ONLY 3 LOSSES IN THE OPENING WEEK OF LORD STANLEY'S PLAYOFF RUN. CLUB IS UP NEARLY 10 UNITS IN JUST ONE WEEK! CLUB MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO MAKE A PLAY LIKE BOSTON. THEY COULDN'T PULL THAT KIND OF TRIGGER ON THEIR OWN. THAT'S WHY THEY PAY SMARTMONIES THE BIG BUCKS. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



SMARTMONIES 10-3 UP 8 UNITS IN NHL PLAYOFFS! HUGE FRIDAY NIGHT!



SMARTMONIES GRABBED THE BOOKMAKER BY THE BALLS FRIDAY NIGHT! HE WENT 5-0 IN THE NHL PLAYOFFS PICKING UP OVER 5 UNITS ON THE NIGHT. STRAIGHT PLAYS , TEAM PARLAYS, AND EVEN A THREE TEAM PARLAYS ALL WON. MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.



SPORTSBOOKS BRACING THEMSELVES FOR BIG PAYOUT FRIDAY NIGHT!




WE DON'T USE THE WORD LOCK LOOSELY AROUND THESE PARTS. BUT TONIGHTS PENS/OTTAWA GAME MIGHT BE THE CLOSEST THING TO A LOCK AS YOUR GOING TO GET. WE HAVE TWO TEAMS HEADED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND THE SPORTSBOOKS KNOW THEIR IN TROUBLE. "THE BOOKS CAN ONLY SET A LINE SO HIGH," SAYS SMARTMONIES. THE PENGUINS WON 4-0 ON WEDNESDAY AND THE CROSBY-HOSSA LINE DIDN'T EVEN SCORE. VET GARY ROBERTS RETURNED AND DOMINATED THE GAME EARLY AND OFTEN IN FRONT OF THE NET. MALKIN LINE PUNCHED THRU WITH 2 GOALS. OTTAWA APPEARED TO HAVE CONCEDED THE FIRST TWO GAMES IN PITTSBURGH. THE INJURY RIDDLED TEAM IS FACING A JUGGERNAUT AND YOU HAVE TO THINK CROSBY'S LINE WILL SCORE TONIGHT. THE PENGUINS HAVE WEAPONS ALL OVER THE PLACE. SMARTMONIES SAYS LOAD UP ON THE PENGUINS. "THIS GAME COULD GET UGLY TONIGHT," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "OTTAWA SHOULD NOT EVEN SHOW UP TO PLAY THIS GAME. I FEEL BAD FOR THE SPORTSBOOKS HERE."



A NEW DYNASTY BEGINS TONIGHT!



TONIGHT THE HEAVILY TALENTED PITTSBURGH PENGUINS WILL BEGIN A SPECTACULAR RUN THAT HAS NO END IN SIGHT. THIS IS THE NEW DYNASTY IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. CROSBY, MALKIN, FLEURY, STAAL, MALONE ETC ETC. NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN BETTING ON THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS.



SMARTMONIES CORRECTLY PICKS NATIONAL CHAMPION!



SMARTMONIES CALLED IT! HE CORRECTLY PICKED THE NATIONAL CHAMPION IN THE MENS BASKETBALL TOURNEY, BOTH ON HIS RADIO SHOW AND THIS WEBSITE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TOURNEY! SMARTMONIES ALSO FINISHED UP CLOSE TO 10 UNITS AHEAD ON ALL OF HIS TOURNEY PICKS,INCLUDING HIS SEASON ENDING 3 UNIT PLAY ON KANSAS MONDAY NIGHT. SMARTMONIES IS ALSO UP 6 UNITS IN JUST THE LAST 3 DAYS IN BASEBALL. THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR SMARTMONIES, AND A GREAT NIGHT FOR THE SMARTMONIESCLUB. CLUB MEMBERS WILL BE OFF TO THE BANK TOMORROW. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.




SMARTMONIES PREDICTION FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME



THE MENS FINAL NCAA BB CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL TAKE PLACE TONIGHT. WE ASK SMARTMONIES FOR HIS PREDICTION. "I THINK KANSAS WILL HAVE A 1-2 PT LEAD IN THE FINAL SECONDS," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "MEMPHIS WILL TAKE THE FINAL SHOT AND LOSE. I'M THINKING SOMETHING LIKE 75-73 KANSAS."



38,000 JACKASSES AT PNC PARK TODAY!



THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES ARE HOLDING THEIR HOME OPENER AT PNC PARK TODAY. REPORTS ARE THAT THERE ARE ONLY STANDING ROOM ONLY TICKETS AVAIALBLE. PNC PARK HAS A COMPACITY TO HOLD 38,000 PEOPLE. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WOULD ACTUALLY LOSE A DAY OF WORK AND GO PAY TO WATCH THE PIRATES. THEY HAVE ONLY HAD 15 CONSECUTIVE LOSING SEASONS.



FINAL FOUR PICKS!



THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE MENS 64 TEAM TOURNEY WHERE WE HAVE ALL 4 NUMBER 1 SEEDS IN THE SATURDAY SEMI FINALS. AND IF THE LINES FROM LAS VEGAS ARE CORRECT, WERE IN FOR A SWEET FINAL FOUR! NORTH CAROLINA IS A 3 POINT FAVORITE AGAINST KANSAS. MEMPHIS OPENED AS A 1 POINT FAVORITE AND THEN QUICKLY MOVED TO A 2 POINT FAVORITE OVER BEN HOWLAND'S UCLA BRUINS. WHO DOES SMARTMONIES LIKE IN TODAY'S GAMES? "I LIKE KANSAS AND UCLA," SAYS SMARTMONIES.
KANSAS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SCORE AGAINST A SOFT CAROLINA DEFENSE. AND I THINK CAROLINA COULD SEE THEIR SHOOTING PERCENTAGE DROP AGAINST A KANSAS DEFENSE THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO MATCH UP." WHATDOES MONIES THINK ABOUT THE UCLA/MEMPHIS GAME? "THE UCLA GAME IS TOUGH. I FELT THE TOTAL WAS A COUPLE POINTS TO HIGH, SO AN UNDER PLAY MAY BE REASONABLE, SAYS SMARTMONIES. "BUT YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OVER TIME DUE TO A SPREAD THAT OPENED AT JUST 1 POINT. THIS GAME COULD COME DOWN TO WHOEVER MAKES THE LAST BASKET, SO OVERTIME IS ALWAYS A POSSIBLITY. I ALSO THINK MEMPHIS POOR FREE THROW SHOOTING IS OVER DUE FOR ANOTHER BAD PERFORMANCE. IF DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS, THEN YOU WILL SEE A UCLA/KANSAS FINAL ON MONDAY NIGHT."



PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ARE DIVISION CHAMPS!



BEEN LONG TIME SINCE THE PENGUINS WON THE DIVISION. A TEAM THAT WAS LITERALLY BANKRUPT AND NEARLY LEFT FOR DEAD A FEW YEARS AGO. WELL APPARENTLY, A CERTAIN MAGIC STILL LINGERS IN THE OLD MELLON ARENA AFTER ALL. THE PENGUINS BEAT THE HATED FLYERS TONIGHT TO CAPTURE THE ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP. IT WAS FITTING THAT SUPERSTARS CROSBY AND MALKIN LED THE WAY WITH A COMBINED 3 GOALS. THEY HAVE A NEW ARENA COMING IN 2010.THEY HAVE A BILLIONAIRE OWNER AND INCREDIBLY STRONG FAN BASE. NO ONE KNOWS HOW FAR THEY WILL GO IN THE PLAYOFFS. BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS WE KNOW FOR SURE. THIS TEAM IS YOUNG. THEY ARE TALENTED. THEY ARE EXPLOSIVE. THEY ARE VERY, VERY GOOD.




BASEBALL SEASON IS AMONG US!



BETTING ON THE NBA IS AWFUL. BETTING THE NHL IS GOOD. BUT MLB IS WHERE ITS AT. MONIES FINISHED UP OVER 60 UNITS LAST YEAR. A 1,000 DOLLAR BETTOR WOULD HAVE FINISHED UP WITH 60k BY JUST PLAYING MONIES MLB PICKS. THAT BEING SAID, APRIL BASEBALL HAS NEVER SHOWN TO BE GOOD TO SMARTMONIES. "I GO ON A RUN BETWEEN MAY THRU JULY," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "I HONESTLY DON'T THINK WE HAD 3 LOSING DAYS IN MAY LAST YEAR." DOES SMARTMONIES HAVE ANY BASEBALL TIPS FOR US? "BET AGAINST THE PIRATES EARLY AN OFTEN," SAYS SMARTMONIES. THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES HAVE NOT HAD A WINNING BASEBALL SEASON IN 15 YEARS. THEY WILL TRY TO TIE THE ALL TIME CONSECUTIVE LOSING SEASON MARK HELD BY THE PHILLIES. WE HEAR ESPN WILL PLAN TO SEND GOMEZ AROUND WITH THE PIRATES JUST LIKE HE FOLLOWED BONDS LAST YEAR.




MONIES UNLEASHES FURY ON PIRATES OWNERSHIP AND FANS ON RADIO SHOW!



THE NEW BASEBALL SEASON IS ABOUT TO BEGIN AND SMARTMONIES IS AS MAD AS HELL AND HE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. SIMPLY TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS AND CLICK ON THE SHOW ON LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN.



SMARTMONIES WINS TOP PLAY THURSDAY!



SMARTMONIES TOP PLAY SEEMED A BIT TOO SIMPLISTIC WHEN HE SENT IT OUT TO CLUBMEMBERS. SMARTMONIES, A CAPPER KNOWN TO FIND THE SHARP PLAYS, WENT VERY SQUARE THURSDAY NIGHT. BUT FOR GOOD REASON. THE CLUB WON HIS BIG TWO UNIT PICK, A PARLAY WITH NORTH CAROLINA ML AND PENGUINS ML. TWO HEAVY FAVORITES PARLAYED TOGETHER IS A OFTEN A LOSING PROPOSITION. BUT NOT THURSDAY NIGHT! THE PENS GOT THEIR REVENGE OVER THE ISLANDERS TO WHOM THEY LOST TO ABOUT 4 NIGHTS AGO. NORTH CAROLINA IS SIMPLY ROLLING. THEY RIPPED WASH ST A NEW ONE. NOBODY DELIVERS MORE WINNERS THAN SMARTMONIES.

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2006/2007 NBA PICKS 380-290 YTD FINAL 57% WIN PCT

2006 NFL HANDICAPPED PICKS RANKED #1 IN COUNTRY

2005 NFL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS 11-0 STRAIGHT UP

2006/2007 BEST HOCKEY PICKS IN THE WORLD! FINAL +37 UNITS 65% WIN PCT

2006 NFL PRE SEASON SYSTEM PICKS! FINAL 60% WIN PERCENTAGE!

2007 RUN LINE-PUCK LINE EXPERIMENT YTD 57-24 +13.60 UNITS

2007 MLB PICKS LAST 500 PICKS 284-216 +68.97 UNITS!

2007 NFL PRE-SEASON PICKS 21-14 +8.13 UNITS 60% WIN PERCENTAGE FINAL

2007 NFL REGULAR SEASON PICKS 48-45 YTD 1ST 9 WEEKS

2007 NFL 2ND HALF OF SEASON NFL PICKS units

2007 BEST HOCKEY PICKS IN THE WORLD! 139-116 +40.05 UNITS!

2008 NCAA MARCH MADNESS TOURNEY PICKS

2008 MLB PICKS

2008 NHL PLAYOFF PICKS 35-23 +18.77 UNITS!





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SMARTMONIES NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS
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NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS

-NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS-

1.TOM BRADY
Spygate. Brady's #1 trait is his ability to read defenses quickly. They better keep him surrounded by Moss, Welker and that incredible offensive line. Won't be anymore SB wins with average talent in New England. Three SB wins = ***

2.PEYTON MANNING
Playoff failures after playoff failures. Plays in an air controlled environment with longtime speedy receivers to his left and right. Struggles versus 3-4 defenses. Accurate passer that has timing down with consistent receiving corps thru the years. Not a great improviser. Very quick reader of defense. Doesn't need to cheat to win.

3.BEN ROETHLISBERGER
Winner. Extremely high yards per pass career average. No stat aligns with winning games like yards per pass. Tough, Mobile, accurate thrower on the run. Heavily talented. Once everything is in place again, will be unable to deal with on a football field. Carried team on his back enroute to division title year ago. 32 TD passes breaks all time steelers mark for single season. 2nd highest QB Rating of all time thru 1st 50 games of career. 2nd to only Marino. most 4th qTR comebacks of any QB last 4 years. Roethlisberger, a certain magic still lingers with that very name.

4.TONY ROMO
Throws strikes downfield. Accurate passer. Great improviser. In retrospect, he looked better than any other QB that played giants last year in playoffs. Surrounded by great talent. completed 55 passes last year over 20 yards. Fun to watch play. Hot girlfriend.

5.CARSON PALMER
Great mechanics. Until game is on line. At Mid season in 2007, he was 2nd to last in the AFC in third down passing and 4th QTR passing.Improve the the third down passing, and the Bengals defense will be more fresh. Not a winner. One of the great all time fantasy football Quarterbacks. Can't carry team on his back like Manning did for many years. Has had extraordinary talent to work with. Bengals fan said it best. If you need someone for the punt pass and kick contest, Palmer is your guy. But if you need someone to win a game, take Roethlisberger.

6.JEFF GARCIA
Most valauble player in league last year. He averaged 7.5 yards per attempt. Not exactly surrounded by loads of talent. A gamer. Will do what it takes to win. A great mix of pass and run.

7.DONOVAN MCNAAB
Might be starting to slip a bit. But has been nearly a one man gang for his career. Team was never committed to building around him. Shame. One of the good guys who gets way too much blame. Eagles fans should be ashamed of themselves

8.AARON ROGERS
Surprise of the year. Poise. Poise. Poise. Could lead Packers to improbable SB. Improviser. Might not be another Bradshaw, but he's no dink and dunker either. Will outperform expectations of him. Bet on the Packers early and often this year before everyone catches on to it.

9.DREW BREES Leader. A guy you can win with. Yards per pass average slipped to under 7.0 last year. Lost his starting center. Throws too much. Needs a better Running game

10.MATT HASSLEBECK
Earned some respect last year in leading his team. Nice TD (28) to interception (12) ratio a year ago. Doesn't throw a great deep ball. Branch kind of going to waste. Systems QB. Somewhat overated. Poise is concern at biggest moments.

11.PHILLIP RIVERS
He gets better as game goes along. His passer rating in the first QTr is around 75. 3rd QTR is grows into the 90's. This is a sign that the Chargers are a run first team. Tomlinson wears on Teams in the 1st half and it opens up things for Rivers in 2nd half. He's an accurate short to mid range passer with little mobility. A bit of hot head. Needs to lay off opposing fans.

12.JAKE DELHOMME
Injuries held him back. Should bounce back and have good season. Very Competitive.

13.DAVID GARRARD
Great year. 3rd down passing and yards per attempt were impressive. Good Mobility. Tough. Perfect system with dominant running game. Teams stacked the box and forced Garrard to beat them. He did! True test comes this season when he faces move cover 2.

14.MARK BULGER
He is starting to take way to many hits. Throws great downfield ball. Moves offense in big chunks. Needs some semblance of Offensive line. Needs to get back the winning feeling

15.KURT WARNER
Wisenhunt really doesn't want to play Leinart. Warner is much more explosive. one of the all time highest Yards per attempt averages. Can come out firing early in game and get you a lead. Still throws an accurate ball downfield. Lack of mobility is downfall at this point in career. Has the strong mental makeup that Leinart lacks

16.ELI MANNING
Won SB. Great final Drive. But only 40% passer rating for first 3 QTRs of that game. Averaged nearly a yards higher per pass on the road then he did at home where they boo him. Got lucky in playoffs when his ducks were not being caught by the opposition. 6.3 yards per pass career average. good luck with that going forward.

17.DEREK ANDERSON
Lead Browns to 10 win season. Throws ball downfield. Makes Quick decisions. Struggled at end of season. Turning point was game in Pittsburgh. Built large 1st half lead. Only to watch Roethlisberger Put on show in 2nd half. Anderson only completed 1 pass in the entire 2nd half. Showed he wasn't ready.

18.MATT SCHAUB
Could have breakout season. Looked great until he lost Starting WR and RB last year. Throws the ball downfield. Needs to get ball into endzone. He might pleasantly surprise some people this year

19JAY CUTLER
Great Arm! Throws an absolutely beautiful football. Headcase. Never learned how to win in college. Having same problem in NFL. Needs to get a haircut.

20.JON KITNA
Aging QB who has been asked to do too much. tough competitor. Can't perform in the clutch
21.CHAD PENNINGTON
Cerebral. Good short to mid range passer. Little mobility and arm strength. you get the feeling he is one sack from being injured and out of league. Great leader. Can't carry team by himself

22.VINCE YOUNG
Not permitted to have any weapons. Still very talented.Winner. starting to lose confidence. idiots in front office just don't have a clue. Get this guy some help!

23.ALEX SMITH
Looks like huge mistake made by 49ers with #1 over all Pick.

24.REX GROSSMAN
I laugh my ass off evertime I hear Bears coach say "rex is our QB." Chicago reminds me of Steelers in 1980's. Mark Malone = Rex Grossman.

25.TAVARIS JACKSON
Plays behind best O-line in the NFL. If Minnesota had a QB, they would win the SB.

26.SAGE ROSENFELS
This guy could be a player. We don't have enough information yet. wouldn't surprise me in the least if he doesn't garner some attention this year.

27.JASON CAMBELL
Average QB at best. Needs to improve consistency

28.JOEY HARRINGTON
Stealing Money from the falcons. He looks like he is going to cry all the time. The opposite of a winner. Doesn't do anything especially well. He's not fun to watch play.

29.KYLE BOLLER
Sucks

30.JAMARCUS RUSSEL To be Determined
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